Mercedes Formula 1 drivers Lewis H🦩amilton and Valtteri Bottas are hoping for rain during the remainder of the German Grand Prix weekend after Friday’s🦩 sweltering temperatures.

The German manufacturer trailed chief rival Ferrari throughout both practice sessions at Hockenheim on Friday ami꧟d the highest tempe🧸ratures seen so far in the 2019 season, with track conditions reaching 57.2c and air temps peaking at 37.5c.

Mercedes has introduced a new aerodynamic upgrade at this weekend’s race, which includes an update aimed at improvi🅘ng the cooling problems that led to its worst result of the year at the Austrian Grand Prix.

“The tyres don’t like the temperature, so very slow out 💦laps and🦩 they don’t last very long,” Hamilton explained.

“It’s just about trying to keep the tyres in the working range, they are just always a little bit above the range, so always just overheating and that’s been the🐭 main issue today. But everyone is in the same boat.

“If it’s going to rain over the weeke👍nd this is kind of a waste🦩 of a day,” he added.

“I don’t think we learned much today with it being so hot. If it’s cooler on the weekend and dry ওnothing from today really applies.

“The tyres will come towards us and everybody will be quicker and more comfor🙈table on the track but we will wait and see.꧟”

Asked if he would prefer rain,♎ Hamil🌠ton replied: “I love the rain so any rain is always a good thing.”

Bottas echoed Hamilton’s comments but felt Mercedes had made pro🌟gress wi🌱th its latest update to improve its overheating issues.

“It was extremely hot and I cannot remember driving in ไthese kind of conditions but anyw𝄹ay it is the same for everyone,” Bottas said.

“It makes it more tricky for the drivers and especially for the cars and tyres, lots of overheating, especiallyꦯ i൲n sector three with the corner combinations.

“It becomes so sensitive with the car sliding a little bit more, you pick up 10♛ degrees of 🉐extra tyre temperature and you can lose two-tenths like that. So quite sensitive.

“There could be rain on the way and the same on Sunday so it is g⭕oing to be a day that we need to be very reactive and dynamic with the weather and the car setup,” he added.

“We haven’t really run in the wet so that should be nice. I ⛄actually hope for rain as it w﷽ould be nice to try.”